| It is very important to take care of our bodies and be | | | | The list of things that can cause green urine is not |
| diligent about our health. Regular check ups, good | | | | very long. The most common food product that leads |
| nutrition and regular exercise are key factors in | | | | to green urine is asparagus. Medications make up the |
| physical and mental maintenance. Another very | | | | majority of the list of causes. Amitriptyline, Indocin, |
| important tool is simple awareness of changes in our | | | | Tagamet, and anti-nausea medications, such as |
| bodies that could indicate a possible issue. One such | | | | Phenergan, will cause green urine. Some multivitamins |
| indicator is the color of urine. Urine that is any color | | | | will also change the color to green. These are often |
| other than pale yellow could be a sign of a physical | | | | the result of a blue dye used to color the pill. For |
| ailment or could simply be a reaction to something | | | | example, many medications used to treat urinary tract |
| consumed. It is important to take urine changes | | | | pain are blue and bring about a green colored urine. |
| seriously and investigate any possible reasons. | | | | There is a health disorder that causes changes in urine. |
| Urine is a mixture of water and blood waste products. | | | | Hypercalcemia is a rare, inherited disease that leads to |
| The typical yellow pigment is a result of the | | | | high levels of calcium in the blood. It is caused by the |
| breakdown of hemoglobin from the red blood cells. | | | | enlargement of one or more of the parathyroid glands. |
| Some color changes are signs of health problems. The | | | | Green urine is a major indicator of this disorder. |
| color of urine also changes based on medications, | | | | The color of urine can be a guide to the health of the |
| food and dyes that are taken into the body. Red or | | | | body. It can also simply be a sign of various foods and |
| pink urine is typically linked to serious health problems, | | | | medications being consumed. The causes of green |
| but other color changes are not. Green urine, for | | | | urine, although rarely dangerous, should still be |
| example, is most commonly a bi-product of something | | | | considered in order to rule out any serious health issue. |
| ingested and not from a disease. | | | | |